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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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