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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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