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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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