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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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