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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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