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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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