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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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