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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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