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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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