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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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