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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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