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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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