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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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