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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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