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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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