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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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