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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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