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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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