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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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