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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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