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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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