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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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