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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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