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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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