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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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