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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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