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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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