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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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