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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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