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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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