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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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