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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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