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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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