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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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