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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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