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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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