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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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