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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with 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 abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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