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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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