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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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