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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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