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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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