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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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