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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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