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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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