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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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