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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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