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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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