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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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