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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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