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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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