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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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