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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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