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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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