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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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