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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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