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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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