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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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