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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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