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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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