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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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