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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key 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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