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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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