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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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