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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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