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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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