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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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