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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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