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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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