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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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