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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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