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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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