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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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