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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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