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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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