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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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