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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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