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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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