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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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