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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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