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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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