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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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