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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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