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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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