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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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