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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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