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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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