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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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