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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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