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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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