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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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