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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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