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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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