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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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