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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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