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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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