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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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