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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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