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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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