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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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