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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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