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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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