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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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