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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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