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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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