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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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