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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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