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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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