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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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