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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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