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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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