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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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