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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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