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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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