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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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