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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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