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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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