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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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