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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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