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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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