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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the 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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