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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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