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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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