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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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