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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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