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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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