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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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