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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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