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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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