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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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