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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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