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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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