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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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