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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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