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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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