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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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