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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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