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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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