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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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