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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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