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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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