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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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