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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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