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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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