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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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