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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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