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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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