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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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