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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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