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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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