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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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