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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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