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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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