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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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