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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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