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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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