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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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