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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key 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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