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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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