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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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