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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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