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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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