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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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