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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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