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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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