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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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