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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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