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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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