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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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