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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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