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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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