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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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