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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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