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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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