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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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