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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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