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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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