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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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