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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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