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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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