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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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