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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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