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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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