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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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