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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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