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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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