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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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