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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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