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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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