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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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