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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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