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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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