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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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