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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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