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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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