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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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