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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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