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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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