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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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