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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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