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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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