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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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