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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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