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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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