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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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