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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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