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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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