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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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