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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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