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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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