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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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