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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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