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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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