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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the 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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