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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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