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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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