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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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