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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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