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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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