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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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