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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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