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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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