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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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