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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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