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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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