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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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