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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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