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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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