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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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