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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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