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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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