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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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