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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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