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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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