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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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