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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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