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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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