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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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