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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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