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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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