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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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