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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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