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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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