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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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