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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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