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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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