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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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