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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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