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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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