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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important 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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