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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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