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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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