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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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