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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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