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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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