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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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