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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major 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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