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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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