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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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