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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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