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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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