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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition