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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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