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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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