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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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