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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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