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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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