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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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