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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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