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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the 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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