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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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