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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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