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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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