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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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