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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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