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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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