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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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