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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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