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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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