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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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