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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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