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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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