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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses 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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