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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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