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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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