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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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