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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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