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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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