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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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