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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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