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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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