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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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