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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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