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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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