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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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