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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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