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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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