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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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