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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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