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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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