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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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