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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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