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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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