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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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