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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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