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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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