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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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