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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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