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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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