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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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