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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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