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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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