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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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