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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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