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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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