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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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