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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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