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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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