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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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