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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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