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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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