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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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