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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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