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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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