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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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