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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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