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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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