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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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