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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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