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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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