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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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