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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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