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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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