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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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