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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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