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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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