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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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