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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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