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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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