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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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