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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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