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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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