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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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