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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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