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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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