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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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