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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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