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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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