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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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