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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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