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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines 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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