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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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