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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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