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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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