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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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