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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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