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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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