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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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