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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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