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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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