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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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