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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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