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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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