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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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