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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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