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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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