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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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