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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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