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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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