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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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