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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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