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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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