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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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