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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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