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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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