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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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