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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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