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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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