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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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