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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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