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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key 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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