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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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