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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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