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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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