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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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