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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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