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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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