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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches 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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