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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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