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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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