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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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