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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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