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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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