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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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