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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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