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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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