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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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