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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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