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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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