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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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