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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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