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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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