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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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