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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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