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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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