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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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