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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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