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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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