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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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