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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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