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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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