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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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