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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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