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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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