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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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