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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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