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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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