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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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