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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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