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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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