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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the 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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