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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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