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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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