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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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