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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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