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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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