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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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