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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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