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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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