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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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