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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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