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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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