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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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