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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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