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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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