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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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