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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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