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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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