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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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