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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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