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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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