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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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