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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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