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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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