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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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