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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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