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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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