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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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