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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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