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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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