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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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