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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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