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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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