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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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