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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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