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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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