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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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