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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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