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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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