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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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