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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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