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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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