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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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