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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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