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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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