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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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