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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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