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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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