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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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