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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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