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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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