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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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