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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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