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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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