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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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