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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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