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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers 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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