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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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