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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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