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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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