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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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