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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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