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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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