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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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