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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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