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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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