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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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