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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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