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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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