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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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