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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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