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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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