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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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