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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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