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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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