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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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