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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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