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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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