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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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