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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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