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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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