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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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