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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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