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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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