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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 (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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