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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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