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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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