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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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