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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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