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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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