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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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