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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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